Title :
An overview of FDDI: the fiber distributed data interface
Author_Institution :
UNISYS, Malvern, PA, USA
fDate :
9/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Updating earlier efforts in previously published work, the author presents an overview of fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) technology and explores the basis for its success. Particular emphasis is placed on the technical specifications for an upwards-compatible version of FDDI, FDDI-II, which adds the capability for circuit-switched services to the packet services of the basic FDDI, thus creating an integrated services LAN
Keywords :
computer interfaces; local area networks; optical fibres; optical links; packet switching; FDDI; FDDI-II; circuit-switched services; fiber distributed data interface; integrated services LAN; packet services; Circuits; FDDI; Local area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fibers; Proposals; Protocols; Spine; Standards development; Token networks;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
